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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Help Help Me Rhonda

From the T&G:

Judgment of sheriff's foe was a little hastyDear Editor,Let me start by saying how ironic it is that Mr. (Darrell) Farley from Woodbine ("Sheriff foe could take a lesson from the Bible," Feb. 21) is judging Mr. (Rich) Gamble as he quotes the Bible.Hmm. There are so many issues to address that one letter seems an insignificant amount of space, but I will try.Mr. Gamble was an Atlanta police officer, he wasn't the mayor or the chief of police - he was an officer. That is to say that Atlanta's problems on the whole are irrelevant to Mr. Gamble's service.He worked hard every day to fight that crime problem, and his honorable service there is not nullified because he didn't leave Atlanta crime free. It is just silly to say that his service there is in and of itself a problem.Now, on the subject of Camden's crime rate, I really hope Mr. Farley is not as na•ve as he sounds. We do have a lower crime rate, but it is for many purposes outside of the Camden County Sheriff's Office. One of the biggest reasons is simply the demographic of our county, however, make no mistake, Mr. Farley - we have crime, and lots of it.Our jail is so over filled that we are paying other facilities to house our criminals. I advise that you do some serious research before making a statement like that.

On to Mr. Gamble's pride, let me tell you something, Mr. Farley. I am a Valdosta State University student where Mr. Gamble has taught many of my criminal justice courses. He also teaches high school. So, this man has served our country by policing our streets, by working with Naval Criminal Investigative Services as an investigator and now by teaching our youth.Maybe it is just me, but I believe he has the right to be a proud man, and how dare someone try to take that away by throwing up a Bible verse.Lastly, Mr. Gamble ran for sheriff, yes, but let's think about it. It could have been Tom Cruise or Mr. George W. Bush himself, and they would have lost. You can look online and look at the history of the sheriffs; no one is taking Mr. (Bill) Smith's spot until he is good and ready to give it up.We live in 1956 in Camden; the "good ol' boys" still run this joint.Now, don't make the mistake of assuming I am saying that Mr. Smith is doing a good or bad job. That is a whole different subject and not the point of my letter.Mr. Farley, let me put it in terms I am sure you will understand: "Judge not, and you shall not be judged." (Luke 6: 37-38).Rhonda Del BoccioSt. Marys

Rhonda this is a really great letter. Notice how instead of attacking Mr. Farley, or commenting on his personal life, she talked about the issues. Not one time attacking him personally. Good Job Rhonda we don't need to step down to their level. They should rise up to our level.

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Please Call Judge Williams

Tell her to throw out the plea deal in the Perry case,And grant him a new fair trial.912-554-7364From the Blog:Anonymous said...I just spoke with a lady that had called Judge Williams number to ask for Dennis Perry's plea be thrown out and to grant him a new trial. Guess what? As soon as Dennis' name was mentioned, the secretary or whoever she was got very cold and told the lady she would have to send the judge a fax or write her a letter. AND THEN SHE WOULDN'T GIVE HER THE FAX NUMBER!! She was told she would have to write a letter..which the lady has done. Does that tell you there is something wrong with this case? You people in Camden County better wake up and smell the roses before you find yourself in the same position that Dennis is in. He isn't asking to be released. Just for a FAIR trial!!